ensimesmar

Portuguese

Etymology

From em- (“in”) +‎ si mesmo (“oneself”) +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish ensimismar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.si.mezˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.si.mezˈma(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.si.mezˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.si.mezˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.si.mezˈma(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.si.mezˈma(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.si.meʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.si.meʒˈma(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.si.meʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.si.meʒˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.si.mezˈma(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.si.mezˈma(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.si.mɨʒˈmaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.si.mɨʒˈma.ɾi/

Verb

ensimesmar (first-person singular present ensimesmo, first-person singular preterite ensimesmei, past participle ensimesmado)

  1. (reflexive) to concentrate, to be deeply focused
  2. (reflexive) to be lost in thought, to be aloof

Further reading

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